MEMPHIS, Tenn. (2/19/13) – Arkansas State was down to its final
out in the top of the ninth inning, but Collin Massanelli drove home two runs
and Ryan Emery drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th to
give ASU a 3-2 victory over Memphis Tuesday night at FedExPark.

Massanelli drove home two runs in the top of the ninth with a
two-out, two-run single to right that scored Austin Baker and Ryan Emery to tie
the score at 2-2. Emery led off the inning with a walk and Baker followed with
a walk after pinch-hitting for Dustin Jones to put the tying runs aboard. Potts
then laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third to
setup Massanelli’s game tying hit.

Logan Uxa led off the top of the 10th inning with a
double to leftfield and move to third on a bunt from Stuart Levy. Emery then
drove Uxa home to give ASU its first lead of the game. Freshman Tanner Ring
pitched a scoreless bottom half of the 10th inning to earn his first
career save and extend the Red Wolves (4-0) winning streak to four straight.

“I was just trying to be patient and look for something good to
hit,” Massanelli said of his game-tying hit. “We had been struggling to get
that big hit we needed all game and thankfully I was able to come through for
my team.”

A-State junior right-hander Bradley Wallace gave up just one run
on five hits in six innings of work, while Seth McWilliams pitched 2 2/3 innings and did not allow a hit or a run to earn the win.

Arkansas State threatened in the top of the third inning when Jones
led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Alex
Potts. Following a Kaleb Brown walk and Massanelli strike out to put two on
with two outs, Zach George singled to left field but Jones was thrown out at
the plate trying to score from second to end the A-State scoring threat.

A-State had another opportunity in the top of the fifth inning
when Potts singled to left field with one out and advanced to second on a
passed ball. Brown then advanced to third with a single to right, but the Red
Wolves failed to push home the run when Massanelli struck out and Zach George
popped up to the third baseman to end the inning.

The Red Wolves ran themselves out of an inning in the top of the
sixth. Logan Uxa reached on a single and Stuart Levy followed with a swinging
bunt, but Levy was called for runner’s interference while running down the
first base line and Uxa was forced back to first base on the call. Ryan Emery
followed with a single to right side, but was thrown out trying to advance to
second on the play.

ASU had another scoring chance in the top of the eighth inning
when Claude Johnson and Uxa each reached base with a pair of singles, but the
Red Wolves again failed to push across any runs.

Memphis took a 1-0 lead after scoring a run in the top of the
first inning when Carter White on a groundout to first by Bryce Beeler. The
Tigers added a run in the bottom of the seventh when White drove home Ford
Wilson on an RBI single to push the Memphis lead to 2-0.

Arkansas State will return the field
Wednesday, Feb. 20 for a matchup with Lyon College. First-pitch is set for 6:30
p.m.